Gold
2016, Adventure/Drama, 2h
186 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Gold boasts an impressively committed performance from Matthew McConaughey, but it's just one glittering nugget in an otherwise uneven heap of cinematic silt. Read critic reviews
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Kenny Wells
Michael Acosta
Lloyd Stanton
Jeff Jackson
Glen Binkert
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Critic Reviews for Gold
All Critics (186) | Top Critics (61) | Fresh (78) | Rotten (108)
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[Matthew McConaughey's] scenes in the jungle with dashing geologist Edgar Ramírez are much duller than those in the movie's latter half.
March 26, 2020 | Full Review… -
Gaghan never catches you up in Wells's gold-fever dream, so the movie, like his plan, falls apart. His attempt to impose a mock-heroic template on the material, doesn't fit.
March 8, 2018 | Full Review… -
Despite McConaughey's commitment to the role, his Kenny is more pathetic than sympathetic, which makes caring about him for two hours a difficult task.
March 3, 2017 | Full Review… -
When the tricksy denouement hits, we're not sure if we've been hoodwinked, but we're happy to have been taken for a ride, nonetheless.
March 3, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
The propulsive soundtrack choices create an energy, but it's a hollow, restless energy, which emphasises the emptiness of the story and the characters within.
February 5, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
It's a good story and Gaghan tackles it with his usual flair for international intrigue and political chicanery.
February 3, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
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[Matthew McConaughey's] scenes in the jungle with dashing geologist Edgar Ramírez are much duller than those in the movie's latter half.
March 26, 2020 | Full Review… -
Gaghan never catches you up in Wells's gold-fever dream, so the movie, like his plan, falls apart. His attempt to impose a mock-heroic template on the material, doesn't fit.
March 8, 2018 | Full Review… -
Despite McConaughey's commitment to the role, his Kenny is more pathetic than sympathetic, which makes caring about him for two hours a difficult task.
March 3, 2017 | Full Review… -
When the tricksy denouement hits, we're not sure if we've been hoodwinked, but we're happy to have been taken for a ride, nonetheless.
March 3, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
A potboiler on low simmer.
February 28, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… -
This movie is one of the most incompetently made things I've seen in theaters for a long while, and though moments of it may make you smile, you aren't going to care enough to be invested.
September 23, 2020 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Gold
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Sep 22, 2017https://cinephilecrocodile.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/nocturnal-animals-dir-ford-2016-imsure.htmlAnthony L Super Reviewer
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Feb 28, 2017Stephen Gaghan has worked mostly behind the scenes as a screenwriter in his early days when he first hit LA with "I Know What You Did Last Summer." Since then, he has graced us with "Traffic" (screenwriter) and "Syriana" (screenwriter/director) as his only two "fresh" movies. Fast forward nearly 12 years, and he has all-star actor Matthew McConaughey under his wing with a story worthy of putting on the silver screen. It's just a shame what should be a shining bright nugget gets stuck in the mud without a sifter to help find its way to the light. McConaughey puts in a fully committed performance as Kenny Wells. Too bad it goes to waste on a movie that doesn't quite hold your attention with the story as much as it does with his eccentric transformation. It's a age-old classic of the American Dream, except instead of drugs and violence, we get Gold. Think a poor man's Wolf of Wallstreet and about an hour shorter. While Scorsese's movie dragged for hours with detail on even the most trivial of things, Gold doesn't give enough of it to accurately portray the full picture. It's tough to watch a McConaughey movie and not be impressed by his acting, but it's another thing to watch a movie that so under utilizes his talents because the script is so light in all the right spots. Without the relationships, we have no one and nothing to pin our eye to.Lane Z Super Reviewer
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Feb 15, 2017Much like The Founder, Gold is a story about ambition, persistence, and the American Spirit. While it's not as good as The Founder was, McConoughey and Ramirez performances are enough to give this film a passing grade.Jacob S Super Reviewer
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Feb 12, 2017Even though this is based upon a true story, given the story it is trying to tell, it could have been far more exciting. As it stands, the only redeeming feature is the performance from Matthew McConaughey.Ian W Super Reviewer
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